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My rheumatologist has me taking 5 mg in the AM & 2.5 mg in the evening....
Will discuss with him if I can change ... He is trying to wean me off the Prednisone
Posted: Jan 1 11:23am
I read that if you get the same pmr symptoms, it could be a flare, which...
thought I had GCA , but found out it was prednisone ... I can’t imagine how scared you were. ... Stress can be big culprit.
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
I have read that inflammatory chemicals are released in the body at around 4 am. Here...
-6 during the early morning, which can ... , as disruptions in sleep patterns can ... I am an early riser, so I take the prednisone
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
I've gone from 50 mg prednisone down to 10 in about 5 months. I started feeling...
I've gone from 50 mg prednisone ... It sounds like it can be very difficult ... up again and they have to stay on prednisone
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Actemra is helping me to taper off of prednisone at a faster rate. I started Actemra...
Actemra is helping me to taper off of prednisone ... when I was taking 50 mg per day of prednisone ... primary types of inflamation that can ... of these 3 types determines if they can ... get off prednisone by taking Actemra
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Are you doing Actemra infusions to treat PMR or GCA or both? Have you reduced your...
Have you reduced your prednisone dose ... immediate pain relief we get from prednisone ... Actemra does until you realize you can ... reduce your prednisone dose without ... What dose of prednisone are you currently
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 29, 2024
Do you have sciatica or radiculopathy? https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/sciatica-and-radiculopathy-peculiar-names ----------------------- I have a bit of both. Actually, I...
Those people can't even order an ... From the waist down I can't walk ... Even though prednisone relieved the ... Prednisone was doing a good job of masking ... compression on the spinal nerve roots can
Discussion: Sciatic problems
Posted: Dec 26, 2024
@michik, Sorry to hear you are also having GCA type symptoms with your PMR. I would...
They can give you guidance on how much ... to up your prednisone dosage or possible
Discussion: Worried about GCA
Posted: Dec 25, 2024
I had to look at the drug you mentioned as a replacement for prednisone as I...
you mentioned as a replacement for prednisone ... I have also used Rituxan and I can&#39
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 22, 2024
I'm very sorry the treatment did not work for your wife. I have been very lucky...
Cyclosporine 400mg, Promacta 100mg, Prednisone ... after 6 months, and had to ween off my Prednisone ... never resume promacta as it can also ... My dr said they can repeat the ATGAM ... But hopefully I can maintain my current
Posted: Dec 21, 2024
You were started on an extremely high dose of prednisone and a moon face is a...
started on an extremely high dose of prednisone ... to understand there is nothing you can ... Enjoy what you can and forget the rest
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Hi Lauren- Archie here… Crazy is right! I woke up the other day and was sure...
So we deal with stuff that others can ... Regarding Prednisone, sure constant ... protocol will protect you from harm from prednisone
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 16, 2024
I had a bone density scan that was read as "normal." My lumbar spine had a...
with surgery because I was taking prednisone ... and couldn't come off prednisone ... I got desperate and took 60 mg of prednisone ... Actemra won't be an issue if I can
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 14, 2024
Thank you. There's no magic bullet yet, so you have to take allopathic (your meds) and...
manage the flares with ie short term prednisone ... rest and Epsom salt baths so that you can ... to a healthier baseline where you can ... disheartened, you're a spartan and can
Good Morning: I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago in July. I was put on...
I was put on 60mg of Prednisone and ... Even using a can opener to open a can ... of tomatoes can elicit pain in my bicep
I think that the dizziness could be contributed by any number of things. I’m not a...
had dizziness since I started taking Prednisone ... is slightly improved as I taper my Prednisone ... Unfortunately, I have had to stall my Prednisone ... have had significant pain with my Prednisone ... Hopefully, we can all move through active